Hair-roll.



J. WILCOX.

HAIR ROLL. uruouxon nun APR. 24. mos.

Patented 06. 20, 1908.

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JOSEPH WILOOX, OF ATHOL, MASSACHUSETTS.

HAIR-ROLL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 24, 1908.

Patented Oct. 20, 1908.

Serial No. 428,967.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH WILooX, a citizen of the United States, residing at Athol, in the county of Vorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Hair-Roll, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a hair roll, and is preferably made in a substantially continuous circular form, so that it may support the hair for the purpose of making the well-known crown pompadour The principal objects of the invention are to provide a construction which can readily be made from one or two simple, easilyconstructed blanks of sheet material, such as celluloid pyralin or the like without additional elements for fastening it or for preventing the hair from entering between the parts thereof, and which will be of light weight and of firm and durable construction; to provide a construction in which the cross-bars or ribs will be on an inclination so that the hair which is rolled over the roll will not readily enter the spaces between them; to provide a construction in which the body or frame of the roll will have great rigidity throughout its length even where the combs for attaching it to the hair are mounted thereon, this being secured by overlapping the edges of the blank of which the roll is made and attaching the combs to one of said edges, leaving the inturned edge free to move with respect. to the outer edge and to the comb; to provide an improved way of uniting the ends of the roll to make a circular construction when the invention is carried out in that form; also to provide an improved blank for constructing the device and an improved method of making the blank and the roll.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings which show a preferred form of the invention, and in which Figure 1 is a plan of a circular, double hair roll embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Figs. 3 and 4 are plans of two forms of blanks from which a roll may be made according to this invention; and Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a modification formed of a single blank.

In the manufacture of the device a blank 10 of a flat sheet material, such as celluloid, or the like is first formed in the skeleton shape by providing it with a plurality of parallel elongated perforations 11, each one extending diagonally from one edge substantially to the other. These perforations extend from one end of the blank to the other. These perforations are preferably made by a series of stamping operations, the blank being fed into a machine, and a die brought down to stamp out each perforation by itself, although it will be obvious that the die may, if desired, stamp out two or any number of perforations at a single stroke. It will be seen that on account of the diag' on'al or slanting position of the perforations there will be a substantially triangular shaped portion at each end of the blank which cannot be perforated in this way. In order to provide the necessary resiliency at this point, I subject each end of the blank to an additional stamping operation, preferably by means of a single stamp having dies to cut out two or more slanting perfora' tions 12, each extending from one side of the blank to the adjacent end, and each being parallel with the perforations heretofore described. The projection of these perforations leaves a series of diagonal or angular ribs 13 shown in Fig. 3. When they are omitted, the blank will appear as in Fig. 1 which when rolled up and joined together at the ends, will make the device at the joints practically uniform with the rest of the hair-roll.

Now in order to complete a roll from this blank, the latter is heated to the necessary degree and rolled up preferably on a mandrel until one of its edges 14 overlaps the opposite inner edge 15. Then by allowing the blank to cool properly a construction is secured in which the overlapping edge 14 is free to move with respect to the edge 15 and yet these two edges are held in proper position with respect to each other by the nat' ural resiliency of the material, which is set in this curved position. Otherwise these edges are free from each other throughout the length of the roll, except at the ends where they are cemented, glued, or other? wise fixed together. It will be seen that the roll is substantially circular in cross section, and that the ribs extend around it diagowhile the combs are secured to this outer.

edge, the inner edge 15 is free to move with respect to them, and the flexibility of the device all around is maintained.

lutely of the same flexibility throughout its entire length, which is not the case with most other forms of celluloid hair rolls which have been proposed. This is secured it will be observed without sacrificing the position or firmness of attachmentof the combs.

It will be observed that while what has been described above is indicated in Fig. 5, and expensive device inside the roll for the an interior set of ribs crossing the outer ribs. This is to more fully insure the preventioiiof the entrance of hair, and is brought about simply by providing an interior roll 17 made exactly like the exterior one, and forced into the other in such a way that the ribs or bars cross each other. It will be seen that both of these constructions do away with the use of an interior band or any other cumbersome and expensive device inside the roll for the purpose of keeping the hair from entering the roll. All parts of the roll also are made of celluloid, which is a material that can be readily cleaned.

The device although sufiiciently flexible for all ordinary purposes keeps its shape in a remarkable manner, and whether made in single or double form serves all the purposes for which it is devised. Itwill be understood, of course, that when made in double form, the stock of which it is made will be much lighter than is the case when made single.

lVhilo I have illust 'ated and described two embodiments of the invention, I am aware that many modifications may be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore I do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction shown, but

What I do claim is 1. As an article of manufacture, a hair support comprising a sheet of flexible material having a series of ribs extending across it at an acute angle to the side edges and rolled up to form a body of substantially circular cross section, the edges of the It is to be observed that except at the point of unioir at the two ends of the roll, the roll is absosheet overlapping but being free from each other except at their ends and secured to each other at their ends.

2. As an article of manufacture, a hair roll comprising flexible material having a series of ribs extending across it rolled up to form a body of substantially circular cross section, the edges of the sheet being free from each other except at their ends where they are secured together, the two ends of the roll being rigidly secured together to form a circular roll.

3. As an article of manufacture, a hair roll comprising a sheet of flexible material having a series of ribs extending across it diagonally rolled up, one end of the roll enterin into the other end and secured thereto I b 7 whereby a circular roll is formed.

4. As an article of manufacture, a hair support comprising a rolled sheet of flexible material having a series of ribs extending across it, the edges of the sheet overlapping but being free from each other except at their ends and secured to each other at their ends, the two ends of the support being secured together so as to form a circular roll, and a pair of combs, each secured to one of said free edges, whereby the other edge is movable independently of the combs.

5. As an article of manufacture, a hair support comprising two sheets of flexible material, each having a series of ribs extending diagonally across it, each sheet being rolled up to form a body of substantially circular cross section, one of said bodies being located inside the other in such a way that the ribs of the two bodies cross each other. 7

6. As an article of manufacture, a hair support comprising two sheets of flexible material, each having a series of ribs extending diagonally across it, each sheet being rolled up to form a body of substantially circular cross section, one of said bodies being located inside the other in such a way that the ribs of the two bodies cross each other, the edges of both of said bodies overlapping and being yieldingly fixed in position by the permanent shape of the body, but free to move with respect to each other, said body being curved so as to bring said free edges on the inside of the curve.

7. As an article of manufacture, a hair support comprising two sheets of flexible material, each having a series of ribs extending diagonally across it, each sheet being rolled up to form a body of substantially circular cross section, one of said bodies being located inside the other in such a way that the ribs of the two bodies cross each other, the edges of both of said bodies overlapping each other and being yieldingly fixed in position by the permanent shape of the body, but free to move with respect to each other, said body being curved so as to bring said free edges on the inside of the curve, and a pair of combs mounted on the exposed free edge of the outer one of said sheets, whereby said combs are supported entirely by said single free edge.

8. As an article of manufacture, a hair support comprising two sheets of flexible material, each having a series of ribs extending diagonally across it, each sheet being rolled up to form a body of substantially circular cross section, one of said bodies being located inside the other in such a way that the ribs of the two bodies cross each other, the edges of both of said bodies overlapping and being free to move with respect to each other, said body being curved so as to bring said free edges on the inside of the curve, the two ends of said bodies being brought into contact and rigidly secured together, whereby a circular hair roll is produced, and means on the inner sides of the hair roll for securing it in the hair.

9. As an article of manufacture, a sheet or blank for a hair roll having a plurality of parallel perforations extending across the same at an acute angle to the side edges, and additional perforations at the ends extending from one edge to the adjacent end and parallel with the first named perforations.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH W'ILOOX. Witnesses:

OTHELLO A. FAY, KATHERINE G. KEEFE. 

